The Walt Whitman Writers Series
The Walt
Whitman Writers Series is a new literary program that brings top
contemporary authors to campus to share their work and writing experiences with
students, faculty and the entire Brooklyn community.
The Series grew out of interest by St. Francis College to showcase the wonderful
writers in our community. In the past writer/poet
Siri Hustvedt and
author Shira Nayman have presented their work to packed, enthusiastic
audiences.
“There is so much talent at our doorstep here in Brooklyn
that it would be almost foolish if we didn’t try to share it with our students
and expose them to a group of writers who are as varied as they are skilled,”
said Assistant Academic Dean and English Professor
Ian Maloney who coordinates the series with Assistant English Professor
Athena Devlin.
Walt Whitman, a long-time Brooklyn resident who often
included the then-city of Brooklyn in his
work, was a natural choice to be honored by naming the writer series for him.